The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-16

ers of the Florida Southern Railroad
Company was held yesterday. at the Of
flee of the company in this city. OF the
a6,oOo shares Of the capital stock. a3,35i
were represented. OF thi, number q 80;
were voted and all the votes without
division were cast for the following
Board Of Directors:
john w. CASDLER.
JOHN X. HALL.
JACOB EDw ARDS, s..-.. ..-
Asa +. PoTTER,
RUFUS ii. BROWN,
/, EDWARD AVERY.
j. WENTWORTH Brown.
NJ. ID. SPAULDING.
WM. l.. GAMBLER.
President Candler made AN address on
the condition of the road which was full
and satisfactory 10 the Board. The re-
port of the Secretary and Treasurer was
postponed until the first meeting of the
Directors. ..
After the adjournment Of the stock
holders meeting the Directors met ana
unanimously reelected Hon. John w.
Gambler President, and Col. VIM. l..
Gambler Secretary and Treasurer.
THE FLORIDA COMMERCIAL COMPANY.
The stockholders Of the Florida Com
merciai Company met Immediately
around the same table and elected the
following Directors:
John w. Gambler. John r. Hall.
Asa r. Potter, Jacob Edwards.
Rufus II. Brown. Edward Avery.
A. ii. Batcheiler. Chas. o. Foster,
VIM. l.. Gambler.
The Directors met Immediately and or
ganized by electing Hon. John w. Cand-
Ter President, and William l.. Gambler
Secretary and Treasurer.
Some Of the stockholders present at
yesterdays mesaings had never been ia
Florida before. They expressed their de
light with the climate and the State, and
their belief that the Florida Southerr,
termini. Palatka and Charlotte Harbor.
could not be surpassed in the Stale for
the advantages they offer to transporta-
ton, both local and through traffic. Pa
latka struck their experienced eyes ~
exceedingly well adapted to become u
shipping place of importan' to the State.
and they were pleased with the natural
beauty Of its site.
No change is likely in the manage
ment of the Florida Southern. the seck-
bolders being evidently more than salts
fled with the care and judgment that
have made the operation of the road vi
fully successful.
THE DIRECTORS.
HOn.JOhn w. Gambler, President OF tho
Florida Southern Railway Company was
for many years foreign importing and
exporting merchant in Boston, and a
ship owner. In public life he has been
in the Massachusetts, Legislature, and II
member Of Congress from the same
State. lie was for several years Presi-
dent Of the Boston Board of Trade.
Jacob Edw ards. Of Boston, is the Treas
urer Of the Bates Mills Of Lewiston Falls.
and the Edwards Mills of Augusta.
Maine. He is one Of the largest buyers
of cotton in the country. and extensively
interested in the banking and railroad
institutions u the country, and il a very
able and influential man.
A. III. Bachelor is the great shoe man
ufacturer Of the country. His shoes are
well known in the South as the Bach
eller" shoe. At his factory in North
Brookfield. Mass. he manufactures eight
10 ten thousand pairs. Of shoes day. IL
is the standard shoe Of this country for
quality for the masses. He is widely
known in every business circle, and is
also strong and influential man.
Charles o. Foster has been for many
years a sugar merchant in the Cuba
trade, and is also President OF the Boston
Sugar Refining Company. This refinery
melts five hundred tons of sugar a day
when in full operation. Mr. Foster. like
the preceding gentlemen named. is an
influential business man. A pamphlet
recently prepared by him upon the pro
duction Of sugar and the tariff, has been
extensively circulated in Washington.
and copied by the journals I'm Europe.
SoauS >
from Peabody. Mass lie II Interested In
railroads and other enterprise. and
stands very high in his part ~ the
State. m ~
J. Wentworth Brown is large dry
goods merchants in Boston, of the firm,
Of Lewis. Brown Il ca. He b widely
known a- suecss-ful and influential
merchant. z. 80
Asl'Ian ID. sssabiing IL large sngaI
refines ansi merchant. of the fir1n oi
Nah. Spsuhiing z Co. and the Stanalard
Hugnr Reiiaery. He was formesiy yresi.
deat of the Afias Bank. He h AN abis
aad popnlss man. extensively known
throughout the west. When tise ss~ai
fire occurred at Chicago. he advanced
AFDs sam dollars 70 his friesA~. wiso
vess nDsschasos snd IN troph1s, which
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